
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)
Thriller
7.5 (131 votes)
1h 28m
Overview
An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.
Details
- Director
- Karen Moncrieff
- Writer
- Helen Childress
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Anja Savcic
Christina Ricci
Johise Namwira
Joshua Bowman
Judith Light
Kathleen Gallagher
Lauren Cochrane
Mark Hildreth
Nikki Duval
Paul Essiembre
Keywords
abuse
asylum
based on true story
female reporter
investigative reporter
lunatic asylum
memory loss
mistreatment
murder
torture
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